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The study of political institutions is among the founding pillars of political science. With the rise of the 'new institutionalism', the study of institutions has returned to its place in the sun. This volume provides a comprehensive survey of where we are in the study of politicalinstitutions, covering both the traditional concerns of political science with constitutions, federalism and bureaucracy and more recent interest in theory and the constructed nature of institutions. The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions draws together a galaxy of distinguished contributorsdrawn from leading universities across the world. Authoritative reviews of the literature and assessments of future research directions will help to set the research agenda for the next decade.

About The Author

R.A.W. Rhodes is Professor of Political Science, Australian National University, and Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Newcastle. Sarah A. Binder is Senior Fellow in Governance Studies, Brookings Institution, and Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.
Bert A. Rockman is Professor of Political Scie...

`'Judging from the editors, contributors, and topics covered, the forthcoming Oxford Handbooks of Political Science will be a landmark series...This is a series that not only university libraries, but more specialized social science and political science libraries, will want to have on theirshelves''Robert O. Keohane, Professor of International Affairs, Princeton University